diff --git a/src/corelib/text/qlocale_mac.mm b/src/corelib/text/qlocale_mac.mm
index 89339be2ebc..2f560936472 100644
--- a/src/corelib/text/qlocale_mac.mm
+++ b/src/corelib/text/qlocale_mac.mm
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ using namespace Qt::StringLiterals;
 ** Wrappers for Mac locale system functions
 */
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcLocale, "qt.core.locale")
+Q_STATIC_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcLocale, "qt.core.locale")
 
 static void printLocalizationInformation()
 {
diff --git a/src/gui/platform/darwin/qapplekeymapper.mm b/src/gui/platform/darwin/qapplekeymapper.mm
index 9166d8baba3..a36df93d8b9 100644
--- a/src/gui/platform/darwin/qapplekeymapper.mm
+++ b/src/gui/platform/darwin/qapplekeymapper.mm
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcQpaKeyMapperKeys, "qt.qpa.keymapper.keys");
+#ifdef Q_OS_MACOS
+Q_STATIC_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcQpaKeyMapperKeys, "qt.qpa.keymapper.keys");
+#endif
 
 static Qt::KeyboardModifiers swapModifiersIfNeeded(const Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers)
 {
diff --git a/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.cpp b/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.cpp
index 610491e5709..b9703bfc285 100644
--- a/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/network/access/qnetworkaccessmanager.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 using namespace Qt::StringLiterals;
 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
 
-Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcQnam, "qt.network.access.manager")
+#if defined(Q_OS_MACOS)
+Q_STATIC_LOGGING_CATEGORY(lcQnam, "qt.network.access.manager")
+#endif
 
 Q_APPLICATION_STATIC(QNetworkAccessFileBackendFactory, fileBackend)